Hank's last hazy memory occurred at 11:59. 

The party hat couldn't hide his sour mood. 

She enjoyed reading the obituaries and pretending the dead had been personal friends. 

Denise spent all of December trying to get through the New Year's resolutions she'd never bothered to pursue. 

 The New Year's party was just the adult version of show and tell. 

Frank suddenly realized he wasn't the fool on the hill as he'd always thought but one of the small-minded townspeople who jeered at the man. 

 They dozed off among the piles of empty boxes and torn wrapping paper.